This is one of those cases where the box really is destroying the doll. Underneath much of the dolls clothing is cardboard pieces, such as this lovely neckpiece here. As you can see from the picture on the left, it was taped on so tightly it left a large dent in the doll's neck. As if that weren't bad enough, the pale white vinyl of her face has already acquired a variety of small red stains from the velvet of her overdress, shown at right.

Amidala has a lovely face, cast in white vinyl to simulate her ceremonial makeup. Her face paint is done strictly in accordance with the movie. The two large holes in her forehead are used to fasten her veil in place (the veil was also glued to her head). Her hair is absolutely amazing- the two braided buns on the top of her haid appear to be rooted hair, not separate pieces. The rest of her hair is done in a long braid with two additional strands of hair braided around the main braid. Beautiful!
 

Amidala's body reminds me a bit of the early Tyco Little Mermaid dolls- the torso is very tiny. Her arms are long and delicate, with fabulously detailed hands. Her legs are about Barbie length, and  her feet are similar to Takara Jenny dolls (they can trade shoes). The body is an unremarkable tannish pink color.

Evaluation:
Face: A
Body: B
Hair:A++
Overall: A